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AstraZeneca and MedImmune support the Cambridgeshire community in many ways. 2017 Inspiring, Giving, Sharing. We inspire the next generation of scientists 1570+ hours spent on volunteering in 2017. 160+ students have learned about the challenges in drug development through over 60 hours of teaching, as part of our 6 week Challenge Projects with University Technical College Cambridge. 75+ start-ups have benefited from our Accelerate Cambridge programme with Cambridge Judge Business School. 200+ hours spent on engaging young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education over the past 12 months. 65 mentors actively help UK biotech entrepreneurs and students advance their business ideas. We've reached nearly 700 children across 12 primary schools in Cambridgeshire through our Active Science programme with Cambridge United Community Trust. We directly engaged with 500+ people at Cambridge Science Festival, through fun interactive science displays and activities. “STEM volunteering is one of the most rewarding things scientists can do, they get out there in the community – it shows that spark that you can inspire in the children when bringing real science into their classroom.” John Elvin STEM Outreach Co-ordinator “We have seen a real surge in interest from life sciences ventures. Ever since we announced that AstraZeneca was partnering with us, the enthusiastic response we received was incredible.” Hanadi Jabado Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Cambridge Judge Business School “Volunteers from MedImmune have encouraged me to pursue a career in medicine.” Aman Johannes STEM Inspired Student “Volunteering offers us a powerful way of putting much-needed time and expertise back into the local communities where we live and work.” Andy Williams Cambridge Strategy & Operations Lead 270+ hours spent mentoring over the past 6-12 months. We allocate 1 day a year of office time for each of our 2000+ staff to working with charities and organisations across the community. We give confidence & knowledge to businesses through mentoring “Most people that I mentor are looking for commercial knowledge, but I end up learning as much from them as I hope they learn from me.” Steve Twait Business Mentor, AstraZeneca We share our time with the local community “The benefit of working with AstraZeneca, is that we get lots of tasks done that we wouldn’t normally do in a working week.” Mark Cornell Charity Leader

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AstraZeneca and MedImmune support the Cambridgeshire community in many ways.

2017

Inspiring, Giving, Sharing.

We inspire the next generation of scientists

1570+ hoursspent on volunteering in 2017.

160+ studentshave learned about the challenges in drug development through over 60 hours of teaching,as part of our 6 week Challenge Projects with University Technical College Cambridge.

75+ start-upshave benefited from our Accelerate Cambridge programme with Cambridge Judge Business School.

200+ hoursspent on engaging young people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education over the past 12 months.

65 mentorsactively help UK biotech entrepreneurs and students advance their business ideas.

We've reached nearly

700 children across 12 primary schoolsin Cambridgeshire through our Active Science programmewith Cambridge United Community Trust.

We directly engaged with

500+ peopleat Cambridge Science Festival, through fun interactive science displays and activities.

“STEM volunteering is one of the most rewarding things scientists can do, they get out there in the community – it shows that spark that you can inspire in the children when bringing real science into their classroom.”

John ElvinSTEM Outreach Co-ordinator

“We have seen a real surge in interest from life sciences ventures. Ever since we announced that AstraZeneca was partnering with us, the enthusiastic response we received was incredible.”

Hanadi Jabado Executive Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at the Cambridge Judge Business School

“Volunteers from MedImmune have encouraged me to pursue a career in medicine.”

Aman JohannesSTEM Inspired Student

“Volunteering offers us a powerful way of putting much-needed time and expertise back into the local communities where we live and work.”

Andy WilliamsCambridge Strategy & Operations Lead

270+ hoursspent mentoring over the past 6-12 months.

We allocate 1 daya year of office time for each of our 2000+ staff to working with charities and organisations across the community.

We give confidence & knowledgeto businesses through mentoring

“Most people that I mentor are looking for commercial knowledge, but I end up learning as much from them as I hope they learn from me.”

Steve TwaitBusiness Mentor, AstraZeneca

We share our time with the local community

“The benefit of working with AstraZeneca, is that we get lots of tasks done that we wouldn’t normally do in a working week.”